Sentences with phrase «frontrunner status in»

When Miami - Dade public schools rolled out their performance pay plan to fanfare and cheering last year, it was the first district in Florida to get a head start on what will become a mandated policy in 2014 and felt like it took on frontrunner status in the nation.

Either would immediately jump to frontrunner status in their primary.

The vice presidency is a great launching pad, but having just two years under his belt as a governor would not assure Cuomo any kind of frontrunner status in the 2016 Democratic primary.

Not exact matches

In Saturday's case, a former federal cabinet minister renowned as one of his generation's shrewdest campaigners made good on yet another case of frontrunner status, having earlier this year easily seized the helm of the creaky PC ship and seamlessly executed a merger vote to fuse the Tories and Wildrosers into a single party.

Only a few months ago, Cuomo was moving to ensure a landslide third - term victory in 2018, which would cement his status as a 2020 frontrunner for the Democratic presidential nomination.

Reading of the tea leaves, which political journalists have resorted to in place of actual polling data, has suggested the frontrunner's status has been placed increasingly in doubt.

It comes as a new poll for the Evening Standard underlines Tessa Jowell's status as the frontrunner in the scrap for the Labour nomination.

But that was before two polls released last week showed de Blasio — who has been on a multi-week streak of positive media over his left - of - center positioning in the race — tied with or beating Quinn, earning him frontrunner status for the first time.

Meanwhile, Rep. Jim Nussle (R) continues to cement his status as the frontrunner in his race against the GOP's 2002 gubernatorial candidate — Bob Vander Plaats — by launching a television ad campaign in western Iowa (Vander Plaats's base) earlier this month.

So if you see Anne Hathaway in the «likely to be nominated» category even though she's likely a shoo - in for a frontrunner status, this is why.

Though she doesn't have too many scenes, Jacki Weaver does fine work in Silver Linings Playbook as De Niro's wife, and that film's frontrunner status may nab her a nomination in this category as well.

Jones delivers an undeniably powerful performance in Lincoln as Thaddeus Stevens, and the film's status as a frontrunner for the big trophy helps his chances greatly.

Two weeks ago in this space I discussed the precariousness of «frontrunner» status in an Oscar race.

La La Land made history at the 74th Golden Globe Awards, winning in all categories it was nominated in - a record seven trophies, including Best Picture - Comedy / Musical, cementing it's frontrunner status for Best Picture as Academy voters...

The Globes may not be deemed quite as influential these days as they used to be, but a surprise winner (particularly in a category with no obvious frontrunner) can still throw a real spanner in the Academy's works --- as we saw a few years back, when a seemingly random win for Rachel Weisz rapidly built into Oscar - lock status.

In a season where several films have jockeyed for frontrunner status, the fantastical period drama has stepped into that spot.

• Gregory Ellwood says «Up in the Air» is perilously holding on to its Oscar frontrunner status.

Gary Oldman was nominated for best actor for his portrayal of Winston Churchill in Darkest Hour, confirming his status as frontrunner.

Incidentally, both of those movies went home empty - handed tonight, further hurting the former's already waning frontrunner status and hurting the latter's stance as a potential usurper in the race.

Winning over two dozen awards put him in frontrunner status like few others this year.